Tamil Nadu CM sacks IT minister M Manikandan
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Wednesday dropped Information Technology Minister Dr M. Manikandan from the state cabinet. The action came in the wake of Manikandan’s public criticism of his cabinet collegue Udumalai Radhakrishnan, who is also the head of the state-run Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV. Governor Banwarilal Purohit has accepted the […]
Emaar India appoints Ajay Munot as its new CEO
NEW DELHI: Dubai-based Emaar Properties has appointed Ajay Munot as its chief executive officer (CEO) for its India business, sources said on Tuesday. Munot was earlier the CEO of Adani Realty. He has been appointed as the CEO of Emaar India after Prashant Gupta last month resigned from the company citing personal reasons. Gupta had […]
Yotta Infrastructure appoints Amit Agrawal as head of sales and business development
NEW DELHI: Yotta Infrastructure, the data center arm of the Hiranandani Group, has announced the appointment of Amit Agrawal as Head of Sales and Business Development. With over 20 years of industry experience across Service Providers, System Integrators and OEMs, Amit Agrawal brings a unique ecosystem perspective and 360-degree view of industry. In his previous […]
Siddhartha Mohanty takes over as MD, CEO of LIC HFL
NEW DELHI: LIC Housing Finance (LIC HFL) August 2 said Siddhartha Mohanty has assumed charge as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the NBFC. Prior to taking over as MD and CEO of LIC HFL, Mohanty was the company’s COO, a release said here. Before joining LIC HFL, he was Executive Director – Legal […]
Dr Guruprasad Mohapatra assumes charge as Secretary DPIIT
NEW DELHI: Dr. Guruprasad Mohapatra,an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Officer of 1986 batch,today assumed charge of the office of Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) in New Delhi. Prior to taking over as Secretary, DPIIT, he served as Chairman of Airports Authority of India (AAI). Dr. Mohapatra brought about many changes […]
D K Mohanty assumes charge as RINL’s director
NEW DELHI: State-owned RINL on Thursday said Deb Kalyan Mohanty has assumed charge as its director (commercial). Prior to this, Mohanty worked as an executive director at Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL), Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL) said in a statement. “Deb Kalyan Mohanty assumed charge as the new director (commercial) RINL-VSP on August […]
IPS officer Rakesh Asthana takes charge as NCB DG
NEW DELHI: IPS officer Rakesh Asthana on Thursday took charge as the chief of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), officials said. The 1984-batch Gujarat cadre officer has been appointed as the Director General (DG) of the NCB in an “additional” capacity. He is already serving as the DG of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security […]
R N Ravi sworn in as Nagaland governor
KOHIMA: R N Ravi, a former Intelligence Bureau officer and the Centre’s interlocutor for Naga peace talks, was on Thursday sworn in as the 20th governor of Nagaland. Ravi was administered the oath office at Raj Bhavan by the acting chief justice of Gauhati High Court, Arup Kumar Goswami, in presence of Chief Minister Neiphiu […]
Apptio appoints Dr. Subramanian Krishnan as Leader of India Center of Excellence
NEW DELHI: Apptio Inc., software that fuels digital transformation, today announced the appointment of Dr. Subramanian (Subi) Krishnan as its first-ever Vice President and General Manager of India. Krishnan is responsible for establishing and leading Apptio’s upcoming Center of Excellence in Bengaluru, India. In his new role with Apptio, Krishnan will build Apptio’s product engineering, […]
Rajiv Kumar appointed Finance Secretary after Subhash Garg’s exit
NEW DELHI: Rajiv Kumar, currently serving as Financial Services Secretary, was on Tuesday designated as the new Finance Secretary. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the designation of Kumar as the new Finance Secretary, according to an official order. Kumar is a 1984 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand […]
Yediyurappa sworn in as Karnataka Chief Minister
BENGALURU: Karnataka BJP president B S Yediyurappa was sworn in as Chief Minister of the state for the fourth time on Friday. Governor Vajubhai Vala administered the oath of office and secrecy to the 76-year old Yediyurappa at a ceremony at the Raj Bhavan. Yediyurappa alone was sworn-in. Yediyurappa-led BJP ministry is assuming office three […]
Sunil Kumar given additional charge as MTNL chairman
NEW DELHI: State-owned MTNL on Thursday said its director Sunil Kumar has been given additional charge of chairman and managing director of the company. Kumar is currently Director (Human Resources and Enterprise Business) at MTNL and takes over from P K Purwar who was recently appointed chairman and managing Director of BSNL. “Government has entrusted […]
Atanu Chakraborty appointed Economic Affairs Secretary, replaces Subhash Chandra Garg
NEW DELHI: The government of India has appointed Atanu Chakraborty as the new economic affairs secretary, a coveted position in the finance ministry, a statement late on Wednesday said. Chakraborty will replace Subhash Chandra Garg, who will become power secretary. The secretaries are the top bureaucrats and are placed next to ministers in hierarchy. Chakraborty […]
Ajay Bhalla appointed OSD MHA; set to become home secretary
NEW DELHI: Power Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla is all set to become the new Home Secretary with the government appointing him Officer on Special Duty in the high-profile ministry on Wednesday. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi cleared Bhalla’s appointment as OSD in the ministry with immediate effect. The […]
Biswabhusan Harichandan takes oath as new Andhra Pradesh governor
AMRAVATI: BJP leader Biswabhusan Harichandan on Wednesday took oath as the new Governor of Andhra Pradesh. Acting Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court Justice C Praveen Kumar administered the oath of office to the Governor at a function at the temporary Raj Bhavan in Vijayawada. The premises that was previously used as the Chief Minister’s […]
RBI rejigs portfolios of deputy governors following Viral Acharya’s exit
NEW DELHI: With the exit of Viral Acharya, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday rejiged portfolios of the other three deputy governors giving the important monetary policy and forecasting department to B P Kanungo, an official release said. The monetary policy department, including forecasting and modelling unit, was earlier looked after by Acharya, […]